Single-player games like The Simplest Game in the World
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to The Simplest Game in the World, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Distant Transmission
Single-player alternative to The Simplest Game in the World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Simplest Game in the World.
Create nonsensical radio shows with your friends online!
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功德木鱼
Single-player alternative to The Simplest Game in the World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Simplest Game in the World.
An electronic wooden fish with customizable statements and a chanting simulator, making your mood calm and peaceful.
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Pink Gum
Single-player alternative to The Simplest Game in the World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Simplest Game in the World.
A short and deeply emotional game experience where life itself is presented through a unique perspective.
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Inkslinger
Single-player alternative to The Simplest Game in the World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Simplest Game in the World.
As an Inkslinger at Brassknee's renowned Wordshop, it's your job to write letters for the citizens of Isle Shammer. But through the veil of work lies forgotten trauma. A voice begins to speak to you in recurring daydreams, telling you about your tragic past in Nomania.
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Forgetter
Single-player alternative to The Simplest Game in the World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Simplest Game in the World.
Forgetter is a destructive journey of pain, memory and artistry. In the future, creative minds can be inherited by clients’ newborns. You're hired to destroy unhealthy memories in the minds of deceased artists. Remember to smash everything. Don't let the artists’ remaining consciousness stop you.
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MaryPark St.
Single-player alternative to The Simplest Game in the World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Simplest Game in the World.
MaryPark St. is a short story telling indie game, set in a black and white dream-like world. Featuring two interpretations of the same story, The Dream & The Nightmare.
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Some Goodbyes We Made
Single-player alternative to The Simplest Game in the World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Simplest Game in the World.
I have some memories of saying goodbye that I don't want to forget, so I turned them into 11 minigames and backed them up in this collection.
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Typefighters (Steam Edition)
Single-player alternative to The Simplest Game in the World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Simplest Game in the World.
Typefighters is a competitive multiplayer game where two players battle each other using their typing skills. Its variety of modes does not only emphasise typing speed and correctness, but also other skills like reaction time, sustained attention, creativity, tactics and anticipating the opponents moves.
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Unnamed Experiment
Single-player alternative to The Simplest Game in the World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Simplest Game in the World.
A point-and-click puzzle game with no textual guidance at all, relying solely on cryptic symbols and mundane objects given an alien twist. An atmospheric journey awaits. Lean on your sensation and gut instinct, but don't get lost.
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Gearo Shard
Single-player alternative to The Simplest Game in the World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Simplest Game in the World.
Gearo Shard is a Survivor-like game where you play as a lone robot head, defeating swarms of enemies and scavenging for parts to survive in the uncharted depths of the cosmos.
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Minefield Fractalis
Single-player alternative to The Simplest Game in the World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Simplest Game in the World.
A Minesweeper-inspired puzzle game with a recursive twist. Each "mine" is a gateway to a new battlefield, each with its own cryptic logic to decipher. Navigate these nested systems and overcome quiz-like logic puzzles to unravel the chaos from the inside out.
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Imperial Wager: The Shattered Crown of Augustus
Single-player alternative to The Simplest Game in the World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with The Simplest Game in the World.
Rule a fractured realm in this minimalist political sim where statecraft is an abstract game of chance. Wager your treasury to awaken dormant relics, mold a Ruling Will to set the house in motion, and steer shifting borders. Set the stakes, delegate power, and gamble to reforge the name of Augustus.
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OverRead
Single-player alternative to The Simplest Game in the World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Simplest Game in the World.
Consume text at the speed of thought. OverRead is an experimental R.S.V.P. reading utility that eliminates eye fatigue by flashing words directly into your focal center. Import your own files, customize your optical link, and reach a literal reading flow state.